"Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Fisheries"
Joint CoML-IUCN Side Event
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, Committee on Fisheries
3 March 2009
On March 3 2009 the Census of Marine Life (CoML) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) held a joint event entitled “Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Fisheries” in conjunction with the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) meeting. The event reached out to fisheries managers with presentations and discussions on new scientific findings and initiatives relevant to fisheries. There was a special focus on the deep seas and new technologies that are being developed to help manage these remote areas. For the complete report, please see below.
For more information on the Census of Marine Life, please see www.CoML.org Dr. Ron O’Dor, CoML Senior Scientist
Dr. Jason Hall-Spencer, CoML-CenSeam Project Scientist, University of Plymouth
Dr. Ron O’Dor
Ms. Kristina Gjerde, High Seas Policy Advisor, IUCN
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Dr. Ron O'Dor presents
Ms. Kristina Gjerde and Dr. Ron O'Dor listen during discussion
Dr. O'Dor answers a question during discussion
Listening to a presentation
CoML Scientist Dr. Jason Hall-Spencer, panel moderator Dr. Serge Garcia and event attendee Dr. Johanne Fischer of NAFO
Dr. Jason Hall-Spencer at the event display
CoML and National Geographic Images in the FAO Atrium
